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| Name | KEARNEY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 63rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 508 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th July 1825 / 17 years / Castlebar Mayo Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Hazel / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Dieman’s Land – 6 years East Indies – 12 years 199 Days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 62 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th August 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Castlebar Mayo Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Castlebar 1850-1883 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 Increased to 1½d per diem for 2 years 11 months service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22 July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Mountmellick Queens Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B c1842 Not yet known D Not yet known 2 names not known |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LUDLOW Johanna/Joanna Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th October 1855 Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 17th October 1855 Western Australia Lot 145V 3 roods 9 perches Assigned 11th November 1881 Title application 18th June 1884 Granted Mrs Kearney 11th July 1884 Deed of Grant issued 10th November 1884 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Police service |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th May 1883 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Kearney 508 Private 63rd foot location Moulmein Discharge due to being worn out. Surgeon’s sick list Hashemy August 2nd 1850 William Kearney age 7 Guard’s boy treated for Rubella 23rd December 1852 Captain Bruce wrote to the Governor recommending Pensioner John Kearny be appointed to the Perth Police Force. Apparently he had recommended him some months previously but as relationships with Bishop Brady had been strained and Kearny was a Catholic he was not employed, however Bishop Brady had left the colony and Bruce reapplied on Kearny’s behalf. December 23rd 1852 The Colonial Secretary by direction of His Excellency the Governor to request the favour of being informed whether John Kearney a Pensioner lately employed in the Convict Establishment conducted himself to your satisfaction as it is contemplated again to engage his services for the Police Service. SROWA Cons 482/1521 The 63rd regiment was in Australia from 1829-1833 |